Breaking A Sweat

Balancing plot and character because at this point both are equally important, is what's going to keep this novel afloat. I can already see what I'm going to fix in the redraft which will involve both rewriting and drastic trimming down to up the pace a little. He cannot make an entrance this late, or maybe he can, who knows?

What's certain is this: I'm on page 76 and realizing this may turn out to be--if I go forth with everything I've planned---a 400 pager at the very least. Things will quite likely change: some things will be excised entirely. Other things will be elaborated on, sharpened, but this is going to take time. Ideally, I'd like to continue the project during a lengthier period of time in an academic environment. I'm looking to renew my application in an MFA implying an interest to apply for 2012 later this fall, particularly after I receive my grades for this MA. After that, who knows where I'll go? I haven't planned that far ahead. Of course, I'm hoping I'll have a job between graduation and when I'll (God Willing) be somewhere in the US pursuing the degree I've always wanted. Being in an environment like this for a year, I would be willing to do it for two or three more, depending on the program. There isn't much time left and I still feel like I haven't gone very far in my novel, when the truth is it's been an accomplishment coming as far as I have with a better understanding of where I'm going. 

It is good to know that the one that was going to start it all is what I stuck to. After this is over, I have no idea what shorter pieces I'll tackle because the truth is there are two longer projects on the table. God, writing can be so hard sometimes especially when you think of everything that's left to come. 

Structure is another something I'm going to have to look closely at, especially in the summer when everything will be redrafted. God, what am I doing?

I can't be sitting here and doing what I'm doing. Need to get back to writing.